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WHEEL 'Filed March 19, l1923 5 Sheets-Sheet i5 G. WALTHER ET AL WHEEL Filed' Maronlsa, 1923 5 sheets-sheet 4 Oct. 12 1926/.

G. WALTHER ET AL WHEEL l 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Mrgn 19, 1923 `Patented @et l2, i926.

GEORGE wam-HER AND FRANK rr. wAtKLnY, or initiation, orne, AssIGNons: Torri DAYTON STEEL roUNDRYooMrANY, or DAYTON, omo, A CORPORATION or omo.

Our invention relates to wheels, and in particular to pressed steel wheels.

The object of our invention is to provide a pressed steel wheel having a pressed steel rim and spoke with a hub attached to and locked in the spoke portions.

It is a further ob'ect ot our invention to provide a wheel which. may he readily pro-` duced 4et pressed steel which will have all the rigidity' and -strength of a vcast steel wheel but will not have the weight ot a cast steel wheel.

It is an additional object to provide such a wheel which may be produced in parts of standard sizes and afterwards assembled in such a. manner that the several parts will interlock and form a rigid structure.

Referrin to the drawings, Figure l is an elevation o one form of our wheel in which 2o the spokeand rim portions is of one'piece.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of l4 1. F. ig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of ig. 2 l Fig 4 is a section of a spoke taken on the same line when completed.

Fig. 5 is a section through a wheelhaving its spoke and rim portions composed of two which is iormed the expanded metal blank` shown in Fig. l() which constitutes eventually one-haltet a wheel.

F l() is a section showing the blank in i its expanded form. l Y Fig. l1 is a section of a blank from which the other halt of 'the wheel is formed.

Fig. l2 is a section of the expanded blank formed from the structinro shown in Fig. 1l. Fig. l-S'is a side elevation o'f the expanded so blank as shown in Figjl.v

` leierring to the drawings in detail;-

lt is our plan to provide a pressed metal wheel with a cast steel hub.

.In the torni shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and Lt we take a single blank ot' metal of disked at 8 on'tne outer portions of'the spokes there wann-L.

Application led March 19, 1923. Serial No. 625,962.

shape. 7e then blank areas between the spokes to be formed and the rim and also blank a central portion which will `later receive the hub.

After these blanking operations we bend the periphery of the blank tov formA the rim lfor supporting a demountablerim and tire,

form the spokesv intotubular members and form the hub portion on the blank for th reception ofthe cast steel. hub. b

`With this general understanding of the steps of our method of forming such a wheel the construction will be understood from the following description.

l refers to a spoke which has free ends2 70 and 3 joined as at 4. These tubular spokes thus formed terminate at their outer ends in a rim portion 5 which has aninwardly extending and upwardly projecting. flange 6.. The outer ends of thev spokes have apertures therein' designated 7 for receiving the retaining bolts 'whioh are utilized to retain the demountable rim on the wheel.` Y

The inner ends'ot the spokes are liared a being a curved portion 9 provided between the inner ends ot the spokes. The rear of the inner end of the spokes as at 10 is vstraight to forman abutment for a shoulder on the hub, the purpose'of whichwill be "$5 hereinafter describe .Y

vA hub l'l of Acast metal such asl steel is inserted in the hub aperture. This hub is provided with van annular iangev or shouldei 12 which abuts against the outside of the rear innerv portions of the spokes as at 10, y thus limiting the movement of the hub relative to the spokes in one direction. The hub isvalso provided with a shoulder 413 having a tapering face 14. This taper is inwardly and upwardly and thus forms a surface to engage with the tapering ends 8 of; the spokes. A .groove 15 is provided ad-A jacent this shoulder 13 so that the niet-al used in effecting a welding jointbetween 8 and. 'i3 will have a'rfoothold.. The hub is welded to the spokes atr points of Contact. Metal is used in the course of welding to fill in around the outsideot the hub and the ends'oftthe spokes as at 16. Afterwari some offtlhis metal is cut away aswell as portion vof the spoke when a thread is cut o j the end thereof to receive a threaded hy cap. K

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Thefeiidsof the spokes designated Quand` 3 119 e'ie also Welded Where Y si', 1i. The point oit junction si, the ofthe spoke with the rim es st l? is iveltleel joint. Y

By having the shoulders on the hub engaging with the spoke portions of the spokes and; then4 Welding the huh to the spokes a positive locking connection of rigid chereoter is provided.

Referring to Figs. 5, 6, 7, snol 8 which illustrate the two piece Wheel, Ait Will be observed that the construction of this Wheel is generally' similar to that of the Wheel just describeda but 'that the Wheel is `formed of tivo parte consisting of a front helft :uid s Teer half.

The respective halves are formeel out of the usual cireulsr olsnlis in which the spokes lieve been formeel tions together .with a. portion tor receiving e huh. The spokes ere formed into a semicireuler sha e es in Fig. 6 so that the abut ting ends o3 the respective halves may he joined as in Fig. 7.

18 designates the front holt of the spokes While 19 designates 'the reni* 'halves of the spokes. lThese halves sire `joined as at 20 enel ere Welded. The front portion of the spokes is struolmip es' et 2l and y:22 to forni n support for the retaining lugs 23. These .retaining lugs are retained in positionby the boit 9A passing through un aperture 25 ir. the struck-up portion. An angular portion 26 on the outer end of the spoke receives the tapered. locking ring 27. This outer enel oi the spoke is bent inwardly es at 28 to edd strength and rigidity to this portion of the structure so that its end 29 rests on the end of the spoke :is at 30. A

On the rear spoke half 19 is a similarstruck-up portion 81 having an aperture 32 for receiving the rear portion of the bolt 24e. This Astrueleup lportion is continued out- Werdly and upwardly es at 33 and bent over upon itself es et 34e to form e tapered supn port for the fleinountnble rim 35. The ele,- niountalole riin 35 has its tapered` shoulders 36 enel 37 resting respectively upon the tzperecl :portions end the tapered ring 2i lin order to secure in looking arrangement the inner endso the spoke hol-ves "adjacent the huh, o ll-shspecl member 38 is provided, one portion'of which Heres et 39. The outer ends Il() enel il of this U-sheped member ere overlapped respectively by the inner ends 42 and 43 of thespoke halves 19 and 18, thus physically locking the two halves to one another. The hub 1l engages the enfis l0 by its annuler flange or shoulder The hub also engages the encls of the spokes by its shoulder 13. The several ports are welded together es described in connectionv with the one piece wheel.

Referring to il, l0, il. l?, and 13.,

as Well as the rim po'rfini on the Wheel rim.

il one ll illustrate the blanks. These lonlts Lconsist of e huh portion l2 and shoolte portions oi' lates fiel. rifhe portions /l/lnre iiettenecl to torni thin Clises es in Figs. l0 enel l2'. The spokes are then formed herein-- before described :is Well :is the .rim and. the respective halves of hub, spokes snol rim joined together by Welding o1'- the like, thus forming a. complete Wheel from two integral blanks.

lt will be understood that various inodiications may loe necessary in this sgeciic conligiuation of our invention to sult varying conditions, but We comprehend Within oui` invention such. necessary Inodilieations.

For instinee the huh may loe of'pressetl or drown metal rather than cast snol inocliined to Close limits to receive the axle.

' Having thus fully described our invention, what We claim es new ond desire to secure by Letters Potent, is

l. in s. Wheel, pressed metal spoke omi rim portions joined together, s east steel hub joined thereto, 'ineens on seid hub for engaging with the inner ends oi the spoke portions, and 'e potion of the inner ends of seid spoke portions Earring outwardly tor engagement with one position of the hub end another portion of seiol inner spoke enfle being adopted to engoge with en annuler on seid huh, en ennuie;a snge thereon. y

2. in o Wheel, spoke enel rim portion consisting of pressed niet i holves'with their edges joineo to one another en annuler con nesting ine-.inner edjeee'nt inner entlsof the spoke portions and engaging thereveith` and a. seperate nietel hub portion joine to the inner ends of ssiol spoke portions.

3. ln s Wheel, s spoke sind rim portion .consistingr of pressed metal halves with their edges joined to one another, en annuler conneoting member adjacent the inner enols ot" the spoke portions enti engaging therewithi end e seperate metal hub portion joinecl to the inner ends of seid spoke portions, enti rim portions Eising eeptel on ongulerly disposed feces to support e, fleinountsloie rim, and ineens carried by the outer ends ot' said spokes for locking fl. in e Wheel, spoke enel rim portions eoniposed of abutting helves of presseclmetel, en annuler retoining member how/ing the y 12o seid demountslile lle 6. In a wheel, spoke and rim portionscomposed of abutting halves of pressed 'metal, an annular retaining member having the inner endsfof the spokes overlapping its free ends, a separate hub having shoulders thereon for engaging with the free ends of said s okes adjacent the retainingmember,

where y when the several parts are Welded to one another a complete wheel is formed,

I and struckupportions on the outer ends of said spokes on either sidel thereof for supporting rim retaining devices, said outer rim portions being bent over upon themselves to form angularly disposed surfaces for-supporting a demountable rim and looking means associated therewith.`

7. In a Wheel, a pressed metal spoke and .rim structure of one piece, said rim portion beingbent over upon the spoke portions and the inner ends of the spoke portions having one part thereof outwardly iared and another portion substantially straight for receiving corresponding surfaces-on a hub, and a rhub joined to the inner ends of said spokes, said hub having fianges thereon for engaging with the free. ends of the spokes.

VIn testimony whereof, we aiix our signatures.

GEORGE WALTHER. FRANK H. WALKLEY. 

